Managing the pandemic from the radiology department’s point of view

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing our entire society to adopt numerous changes, at least until an effective treatment and/or vaccine becomes widely available. Because COVID-19 is a new disease that has required us to make complex decisions based on scant evidence, the pandemic is having an enormous impact on our health system. Radiology departments play a fundamental role in the management of COVID-19, both in the diagnosis of the disease and in the posterior management of patients. To ensure the safety of patients and healthcare professionals, it is essential to understand the infection so that safe circuits can be implemented. This article summarizes the pathophysiology of COVID-19 infection and explains the measures that radiology departments need to adopt during the pandemic.

Introduction of “Teach and Work from Home” in Radiology during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Current Status: Implementation Research Done at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital

“…Few pieces of research are documenting the changes and measures taken regarding education, patient and staff safety, and research within the radiology department. These are mainly published from middle-and high-income countries (8)(9)(10)(11). A study done in a US radiology teaching unit showed that technology integration for distance learning has promise in maintaining the teaching-learning process while applying social distancing.…”